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\begin{table}[H] \centering 
  \caption{No evidence of ex ante protection in China across all specifications of economic controls} 
  \label{robust_exante_alt_econ_cn} 
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 & \multicolumn{4}{c}{\textit{Dependent variable:}} \\ 
\cline{2-5} 
\\[-1.8ex] & \multicolumn{4}{c}{No. of investigations} \\ 
\\[-1.8ex] & (1) & (2) & (3) & (4)\\ 
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 Province's ties to incumbent GS & $-$0.725 & $-$0.749 & $-$0.717 & $-$0.712 \\ 
  & (0.447) & (0.447) & (0.448) & (0.441) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Corruption experience & 13.546$^{***}$ & 13.519$^{***}$ & 13.481$^{***}$ & 13.386$^{***}$ \\ 
  & (3.429) & (3.419) & (3.412) & (3.386) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Anti-corruption campaign & 2.597 & 1.350 & 3.398 & 2.813 \\ 
  & (2.253) & (2.605) & (2.153) & (2.190) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Revenue (logged) & 1.804$^{**}$ &  &  &  \\ 
  & (0.688) &  &  &  \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Population (logged) & $-$0.129 & $-$0.423 & $-$0.045 & $-$0.202 \\ 
  & (0.477) & (0.536) & (0.467) & (0.488) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Transfer from center (share of revenue) & 0.895 & 0.195 & 0.692 & 0.075 \\ 
  & (0.478) & (0.307) & (0.450) & (0.308) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Expenditure (logged) &  & 2.155$^{**}$ &  &  \\ 
  &  & (0.801) &  &  \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Revenue (logged, lagged) &  &  & 1.510$^{*}$ &  \\ 
  &  &  & (0.617) &  \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Expenditure (logged, lagged) &  &  &  & 1.597$^{**}$ \\ 
  &  &  &  & (0.602) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Constant & $-$19.555$^{**}$ & $-$22.457$^{**}$ & $-$16.704$^{**}$ & $-$17.142$^{**}$ \\ 
  & (6.593) & (7.524) & (5.881) & (5.688) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
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Year FE & Yes & Yes & Yes & Yes \\ 
Observations & 505 & 505 & 504 & 505 \\ 
Adjusted R$^{2}$ & 0.671 & 0.670 & 0.669 & 0.668 \\ 
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\textit{Note:}  & \multicolumn{4}{r}{$^{*}$p$<$0.05; $^{**}$p$<$0.01; $^{***}$p$<$0.001} \\ 
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